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Methods for paid placement of promotional e-mail messages

US10897448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2019
Grant dateJan 19, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/224
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes accessing, by a server computer, a plurality of electronic mail messages. The method also includes identifying, by the server computer, at least one of the electronic mail messages as a promoted electronic mail message. The method further includes outputting, for display at a client computing device, an electronic mail interface wherein the promoted electronic mail message is represented in a first position of a display order and a remainder of the electronic mail messages are represented subsequent to the promoted electronic mail message in the display order.

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